Lake Suwa
Nagano Prefecture Nanshin Area
Lake Suwa is the largest lake in Nagano prefecture. It is full of people enjoying water sports such as wind surfing in the summer, and wakasagi-fish fishing on the frozen lake surface in the winter. In the winter you can see the ice break, which is called "the path to god." In the summer, one of the top fireworks festival in Japan is held.
Address
Suwa lakeside, Suwa city
Access (nearest railway station)
8 minutes on foot from Kamisuwa station on JR Chuo Honsen Line/10 minutes from Suwa IC on Chuo Expressway
Parking
Parking for 165 passenger cars/ 3 large-sized buses
Official website
Inquiries
Suwa City Hall Tourism Division 0266-52-4141